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I'm glad Tatar isn't playing on this team right now and scoring goals.

Eh, we're looking okay imo. Good effort. But as per usual we have no clue what to do around the net. Can't hit the net, can't get shots past blocking d-men, one pass too much, one pass too few..

Dekeyser seems to be playing a lot now. I like it.

Damn I love this Dekeyser kid. Representing WMU well!

Would've been funnier if he did it to Grant Clitsome.

Quincey out, Lashoff in on Sunday please. We don't have time for Quincey to readjust to the game if he's going to play this poorly in the process.

"Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"

How the hell does Dallas keep winning? Their roster is ASS

His face matched his helmet.

It's kind of flattering that Joel would be so angry. Does he feel our team is, like, especially good at holding leads, or something?

Did anyone else see the RW chick in the crowd with a beer in one hand and the other hand making the 'jack off then jizz' mime after the goal?

i love it when edzo gets silent when we score

Cleary waits for the puck to come to him far too much along the boards

According to Eddie, Pavel "lost an edge"... LOL.

Kane is such a ****** bag. Great player. But I always find myself wanting to punch his face in any time I hear him speak.

I like Kindl and DeKeyser together.

Oh man, for a second I thought Howard was jumping into the play.

Like seeing the puck in the Hawks end. They are getting faceoffs so that's a plus.

I'm hoping that this season has opened Holland's eyes a bit. I don't think the Wings can afford to keep prospects in the minors forever and sign old former Red Wing free agents to fill the gap. Because of the cap, you have to give jobs to younger, cheaper players. We no longer have the luxury of paying future hall of famers several million to play on the third line or sit in the press box to fill in for an injury. Not saying play a guy full time at 18, but by 21 or so, these guys need to be given a chance to play and not continue to rot in Grand Rapids.

Wow. Can everybody just calm down a little bit about Petr Mrazek? Mrazek is 21 years old with virtually no track record. He doesn't factor into a Jimmy Howard signing whatsoever. Based on where he was drafted, anything with him is gravy. If he ever becomes a passable NHL backup who could threaten for a starting job, that would be a terrific problem to have. Not quite clear just how terrible the Luongo/Schneider situation is for Vancouver, given that they're leading their division and have tons more firepower than Detroit, even with Kesler in and out of the lineup. I'm thrilled we got Howard re-signed. All the people saying how much money we have under the cap, etc. were under some delusion that Jimmy Howard wasn't going to get paid like a #1 goalie. There's really group of about 10-15 goalies in today's league that make up the "top" goalies in the league. Will Howard ever win a Cup with us? I don't know, but if he doesn't, I highly doubt he will be the largest reason for that. If the AAV is $5.3 million, that's about right for Howard. It certainly isn't a "bargain", though there are plenty of goalies around the league that make $6 to $8 million per that play at or below Howard's level. The criticism about signing guys that "can't score" is fair, but also totally ridiculous to bring up in a discussion about a franchise goaltender. For all the stuff Holland has arguably "screwed up" or "missed" on, let it be known be known that he drafted, developed, and retained a franchise-caliber goaltender without the aid of a Top 10 pick.

Was that Carlo sitting on Jimmys stick?

Quincey will be the death of me.

Dan DeKeyser needs more ice time. He hasn't been on for a goal against. Maybe that's an indication he knows how to play DEFENCE!

You can do this!!! GO WINGS!

I have to disagree. Every goalie lets in ones he'd rather have back, but he's not like Marc Andre Fleury, who makes a game stealing save, followed up by a backbreaking softie. If you count goalies who have played over 20 games this season, Howard is at or near the top 10 in save percentage. Plus he's been a workhorse for the Wings. There's a handful of guys out there who are generally better, but Howard is good enough to get the Wings to the Cup.